DARTS champion Luke Littler was a special guest at ringside in Manchester for Jack Catterall’s fight against Arnold Barboza.

The teenage sensation became the youngest champion in darts history after clinching the title aged 17 in January.

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Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn with Luke Littler[/caption]

Now the 18-year-old is enjoying life as a sports superstar, rubbing shoulders with top names.

And he sat ringside with promoter Eddie Hearn at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena to watch the boxing.

He was even captured backstage trying some of Conner Tudsbury’s snacks before the boxer won his professional debut.

Manchester City’s John Stones – following the Premier League champions 4-0 win over Newcastle – was also in attendance.

Littler beat the great Michael van Gerwen to become champ but suffered a dip in form in the aftermath.

He was beaten in Bahrain and Amsterdam before bailing out of the Players Championship in the Last 32.

But he bounced back with victory over friend Luke Humphries to get off the mark in the Premier League.

And the Nuke told Sky Sports: “It was a weird final.

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We both weren’t playing well. Now and then I looked up at the screen and we were both on a 90 average. 

“The crowd got involved. When Luke went 5-4 up, I thought just break him and I did well to hit an 11-darter. That was crucial.

“Getting past Rob, the comeback was unbelievable. I felt really confident against Michael and the final was a weird, weird game.”

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SHOPPERS are raving after a UK supermarket heavily slashed its luxury chocolates.

Chocoholics are now flocking to their local Tesco store to scoop Lindt’s Lindor 70% Dark Mint Chocolate Truffles for just £1.88.

The mouthwatering treat has been discounted from its original £7.50 price.

The deal was posted to hotukdeals.com, sparking huge excitement among those keen to bag the delicious treats.

However, the offer is only eligible to customers at the chain’s Willowbridge branch in West Yorkshire.

Even when an item is reduced it’s always worth comparing prices to find the best deal.

According to trolley.co.uk the 200g box of chocs are selling for £4.98 in Asda.

But you might still find them reduced cheaper in supermarkets in other stores though, like in Tesco.

Shops often reduce stock to make way for new season items, though this can differ from store to store.

At Tesco discounts can be found on shelves with the label “reduced to clear”.

These items can be among full priced items, or in dedicated areas in each shop.

Perishable items are usually marked with a yellow sticker.

Meanwhile, chocolate lovers are in a frenzy over a “sublime” new Easter treat spotted on Tesco shelves.

The “posh” chocolate has sent sweet-toothed shoppers into overdrive after a keen-eyed customer shared her find online.

Shopper Emily Ellanah posted on Facebook: “New pistachio Lindt Lindor Easter egg spotted at Tesco!”

Her post quickly blew up, racking up hundreds of comments and reactions from fans eager to grab the posh treat for themselves.

One user commented, “The Easter egg I want,” while another raved, “Now they’ve upped their game!”

A third gushed, “They are sublime,” and one simply added, “I want these bad boys, please.”

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Experts have warned of chocolate price hikes due to a global shortage of cocoa.

Cocoa production in West Africa accounts for around 70% of global supply but harvests fell by 11% last year.

Prices hit a record high in March following El Nino weather conditions, pests and diseases affecting crop yields.

The crisis led to bean costs per ton hitting £7,800 – up 350% from September 2022, and issues aren’t abating any time soon.

A spokesperson for Mondelez, which owns Cadbury, recently said cocoa and dairy costed “far more” than they have done previously, on top of high energy and transport costs.

This has led to it having to increase the price of certain products, including Mini Eggs, while shrinking other items and keeping their price the same.

FORMER Arsenal academy starlet Mika Biereth has scored hat-tricks in back-to-back home games for AS Monaco.

The striker, 22, was allowed to leave the Gunners to join Sturm Graz for just £4million last summer.

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Mika Biereth scores against Nantes for AS Monaco[/caption]

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The Swede has impressed since moving to France[/caption]

After excelling in Austria, Biereth signed for Monaco last month in a deal worth up to £12.5m.

While Arsenal have struggled with an injury crisis among their forward players of late, Biereth has excelled since moving to France.

The Swede continued his rich vein of form this afternoon by bagging a brilliant hat-trick against Nantes.

Biereth’s treble helped his side on their way to a 7-1 demolition of Les Canaris at Stade Louis II.

The hat-trick made it seven goals in seven games for his new side, with Biereth having also netted in his previous two home outings.

He scored his first goal for his new side in a 3-2 win over Rennes on January 25.

The 6ft 2in forward then added a hat-trick in a 4-2 triumph over Auxerre.

Biereth is now team-mates with fellow former Arsenal academy graduate Folarin Balogun.

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Biereth, 22, was allowed to leave Arsenal last summer[/caption]

But the US international, 23, has been sidelined for much of this season with a shoulder injury.

Biereth never made a first team appearance for Arsenal.

He made a Premier League matchday squad just once, for a 0-0 draw with Burnley in January 2022.

During his time at Arsenal he spent loan spells at RKC Waalwijk, Motherwell and Sturm Graz.

Seeing his latest goalscoring exploits for Monaco, several Gunners supporters ranted about his sale on social media.

One fumed: “2021… Edu Gaspar I will never forgive you for selling Mika Biereth.. he should have been Arsenal’s main striker.”

While a second claimed: “We could have given Mika Biereth a chance.”

Another added: “Another day to lament about the selling of Mika Biereth. Many of us knew he was class.”

Arsenal are currently without Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli.

Mikel Merino rose from the bench as a makeshift centre forward to net a double in the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Leicester earlier today.

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